D Notices

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many D-Notices were issued by the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee in each year since 1997.

Des Browne: holding answer 15 October 2007
	D Notices were replaced by the Defence Advisory (DA) Notice system in 1993. There are five standing DA Notices that constitute a voluntary code that provides guidance to the United Kingdom media on the publication and broadcasting of national security information. They cover:
	DA Notice No 1: Military Operations and Plans;
	DA Notice No 2: Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Weapons and Equipment;
	DA Notice No 3: Ciphers and Secure Communications;
	DA Notice No 4: Sensitive Installations and Home Addresses;
	DA Notice No 5: United Kingdom Security and Intelligence Service and;
	Special Services.
	These are published at:
	www.dnotice.org.uk.
	Additional guidance is issued on behalf of the Committee by its Secretary to all editors in the United Kingdom to cover specific circumstances or to meet particular concerns. Since January 1997, the Committee Secretary has written to all UK editors on the following occasions in relation to various DA Notices:
	1997: No record of any letter being issued;
	1998: No record of any letter being issued;
	1999: Three letters;
	2000: Two letters;
	2001: Three letters;
	2002: One letter;
	2003: Two letters;
	2004: Two letters;
	2005: Two letters;
	2006: Two letters;
	2007: Seven letters.
	The Defence Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee Secretary may also write on behalf of the Committee to a particular editor, author or broadcaster when a breach in the DA Notice guidance is judged to have occurred. Such letters are written on a 'personal and in confidence' basis, to remind the editor, broadcaster or author concerned of the content of the code and the availability of advice. Since January 1997, the Secretary has written to individual editors on the following occasions:
	1997: One letter;
	1998: No record of any letters being issued;
	1999: Two letters;
	2000: Five letters;
	2001: Five letters;
	2002: Six letters;
	2003: Four letters;
	2004: Three letters;
	2005: Four letters;
	2006: Nil;
	2007: Nil.

RAF Blenheim Crescent

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the role is of RAF Blenheim Crescent; and for what reason it was divested to the United States Air Force on 1 October 2007.

Bob Ainsworth: Blenheim Crescent is currently undergoing a programme of renovation works. Upon completion of these works the following units will be based there; the European Office Aerospace Research and Development, the US Army International Technology Center Atlantic, the Office of Naval Research Global, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the Joint NATO National Support Element, the Defense Energy Support Center and the Fleet Industrial Supply Center.
	Blenheim Crescent was transferred to the United States Air Force for administrative purposes following the disestablishment of the Commander US Naval Activities in the UK.

Prisons: Information

Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what categories of information not held centrally within HM Prison Service are collected across  (a) HM Prison Service regions and  (b) HM Prison establishments; by what means such information is collected; and if he will make a statement.

David Hanson: Prison establishments hold detailed records and reports on individual prisoners and members of staff and local operational records in a variety of electronic and paper formats. While much of this data can be interrogated centrally, there are some questions that can only be answered by analysing paper files manually, and therefore at disproportionate cost. Information held in HM Prison Service area offices is normally accessible centrally for the purpose of answering parliamentary questions.

Solicitors Regulation Authority

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost to the public purse was of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the latest period for which figures are available.

Bridget Prentice: The Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) is funded by the solicitors' profession through the Law Society and incurs no cost to the public purse.
	Some public funding is given, however, to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) which, although independent of both the SRA and the Law Society, is an integral element of the professions' disciplinary arrangements. This funding amounted to £55,569.47 in the financial year from April 2006 to March 2007; and £49,259.49 in the calendar year from January to September 2007. These figures include spends on SDT fees, social security contributions and travel and subsistence payments.

Departmental Responsibilities: Offshore industry

Bill Wiggin: To ask the Prime Minister what consideration he gave when he last re-organised Government departments and their responsibilities to give the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs responsibility for offshore oil, gas and energy consents; and if he will make a statement.

Gordon Brown: I announced changes to the Machinery of Government in a Written Ministerial Statement on 28 June 2007 ( Official Report, columns 36-40WS). Departmental responsibilities are kept under constant review.

Departments: Taxis

Mark Hoban: To ask the Prime Minister how much was spent by his Office on taxis in the last 12 months.

Gordon Brown: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office (Gillian Merron) on 9 October 2007,  Official Report, column 531W.

Prime Ministerial Visits

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Prime Minister which NHS hospitals he has visited since 27th June.

Anne Main: To ask the Prime Minister when he last visited a tax credit office in his official capacity.

Gordon Brown: A list of my UK visits will be published in the usual way following the end of the financial year. My visits cover a range of matters including health, education, criminal justice and the economy, details of which can be found on the No10 website.

Child Support Agency: Pay

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many bonus payments were made to Child Support Agency staff in each year since 1997, broken down by value of payments.

James Plaskitt: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the earlier response to his parliamentary question on 8 February 2007,  Official Report, column 1192W.

Aviation: Exhaust Emissions

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent research she has  (a) commissioned and  (b) evaluated on the amount of emissions from each type of aircraft using UK airports; what plans she has (i) to incentivise and (ii) to penalise the worst offending operating companies; and if she will make a statement.

Jim Fitzpatrick: Individual aircraft are internationally certified according to their noise level, emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and emissions of particulates during landing and take-off. The Department uses the noise data of individual aircraft in models that build up a map of the total noise at designated airports. These are then published.
	The project for the sustainable development of Heathrow is collating the total emissions inventory for different scenarios. The basic aircraft emissions data is derived from the publicly available certification data for each type of aircraft. We will be consulting on this shortly.
	The Civil Aviation Act 2006 provides powers for all airports to introduce charges that reflect the noise and NOx generated by each aircraft type. In addition to these charges penalties can be imposed for exceedences of noise levels specified in the noise control schemes.

Crossrail Line: Contracts

John Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps need to be completed before a construction contract can be let for work on Crossrail.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The Crossrail Bill needs to be given Royal Assent; the Department for Transport and Transport for London need to conclude a suite of agreements on project funding and governance arrangements; the relevant property needs to be acquired; and Cross-London Rail Links Ltd needs to complete project design and contract development work, issue invitations to tender and assess the resulting bids.

Cycleways: Finance

Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what funding the Government has provided to local authorities in  (a) England and  (b) Wirral South for the establishment or maintenance of cycle tracks in the last five years.

Rosie Winterton: Government funding for integrated transport improvements, including the establishment of cycle tracks, is provided in the annual local transport capital settlements, published on the Department for Transport website at: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/ltp/capital/. It is for local authorities to decide exactly how to spend this funding in accordance with their local policies and priorities.
	Government funding for routine highways maintenance, including the maintenance of cycle tracks, is included in the formula grant settlement administered by the Department of Communities and Local Government. Details of this are published at:
	http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/0607/grant.htm
	In addition the Government are providing specific funding for national standard cycle training, including £250,000 in 2007-08 for the Merseyside local authorities.

Departments: Internet

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many hits the  (a) most and  (b) least popular website run by her Department has received since 1 January 2007.

Jim Fitzpatrick: A variety of methods is used across the Department for Transport and Executive agency websites to gather such metrics for 'hits'. To determine which sites are the most and least popular based on 'hits' requires consideration of both unique visitor and actual visit figures to all sites. This data is not available for all sites and as such it is not possible to provide the information requested.

Driving Tests: Foreigners

David Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assistance the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency makes available for people taking a driving test whose first language is not English.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The Driving Standards Agency offers assistance for non-English speaking candidates taking the theory and practical test.
	The theory test is offered in 20 languages in addition to English. The non-English learner uses headphones to listen to an interpretation of the on-screen instructions.
	On the practical element of the driving test, interpreters are allowed to accompany learners. Driving examiners are trained to identify any inappropriate assistance given by interpreters to a candidate.
	The interpreter is only allowed to repeat the examiner's instructions e.g. "take the next road on the right". Therefore, the translation is short and it would be obvious if more was being said as the instructions are very repetitive. The candidate is not allowed to speak directly to the interpreter during the test.
	Should an examiner suspect that the interpreter is interfering with the conduct of the test; he will ask the interpreter to only repeat what he has said. If the examiner feels that the interpreter has ignored the request he will terminate the test. This system works well and we have no evidence to suggest that it is being abused.

Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Industrial Disputes

Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make a statement on the industrial action taking place affecting the Maritime and Coastguard Agency; what contingency arrangements are in place should the dispute escalate; and what steps she is taking to settle the dispute.

Jim Fitzpatrick: Industrial action short of a strike has been taking place within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) since the end of May this year; This action which, while regrettable, has not affected emergency response and search and rescue work.
	The MCA are meeting regularly with union representatives with a view to bringing the dispute to a conclusion as soon as possible. I have also met the unions and listened to their concerns on this issue.
	The MCA has detailed contingency plans in place to cover emergency situations should the dispute escalate.

Motorcycles

Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many motorcyclists there were in the UK in each year from 1997.

Jim Fitzpatrick: Data regarding the number of motorcyclists in the United Kingdom is not available.
	However, the numbers of licensed motorcycles, including scooters and mopeds, registered to keepers residing in Great Britain are available within table 1.1 of "Vehicle Licensing Statistics 2006". A copy of the report, published on 28 June 2007, was placed in the House of Commons Library and it is also available at:
	http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/vehicles/licensing/vehiclelicensingstatistics2006

Motorways: Road Traffic

Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will issue advice to chief police officers advising them of the necessity of keeping motorways open to vehicular traffic whenever possible.

Rosie Winterton: The Highways Agency has signed a Strategic Agreement on Traffic Incident Management with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and formed a partnership group. This group will develop a detailed guidance framework on managing incidents on the Strategic Road Network with the aim of improving the time taken to investigate accidents and open lanes.
	The police and the Highways Agency Traffic Officer Service work together to open motorway lanes as soon as possible after an incident and are often able to do so quickly. On those occasions where this is not possible, the situation is reviewed regularly and alternative options for managing and relieving congested traffic are considered.

Railways: Brent

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many times trains were  (a) delayed,  (b) delayed by more than one hour and  (c) cancelled through mainline stations in Brent in 2006.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The Department does not receive the information about delays to individual trains on specific days. Low-level data of this type is not required by the Department in order to fulfil its responsibilities.
	The day-to-day operation of train services, and associated record keeping, is the responsibility of train operators. Network Rail as the operator of the rail network also holds information on train operations.

Olympic Games: Greater London

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Minister for the Olympics pursuant to her answer of 9 July 2007,  Official Report, column 1291W, on the Olympic Games: Greater London, how much the consultants employed by the Olympic Delivery Authority and her Department cost in  (a) 2006-07 and  (b) 2007-08.

Tessa Jowell: holding  answer 16 July 2007
	In my previous answer to the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid-Kent on 9 July 2007,  Official Report, column 1291W, I stated that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) had not employed consultancy firms to work on the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in the current financial year (2007-08) and that two consultancy firms were employed in 2006-07.
	However, it has since come to light that during 2006-07 a total of six consultancy firms were employed by DCMS on Olympic-related business. One of these firms continued to work on Olympic-related business in 2007-08 and a further four consultancy contracts had also, as of 9 July, been entered into during 2007-08.
	The total costs incurred for consultants employed in 2006-07 was £721,266.36 (including VAT) and for those commissioned as of 9 July 2007 was £202,314.33 (including VAT).
	Since my answer of 9 July, the Department has entered into five further Olympic-related consultancy contracts. Their costs are not included in the aforementioned figure.
	The cost of consultancy firms employed by the Olympic Delivery Authority in 2006-07 was £50,494,000 and in 2007-08 (as of 9 July) was £10,753,000. A significant percentage of these costs are attributed to five major contracts in 2006-07 (Atkins, EDAW Limited, Ernst and Young LLP, Ove Arup and Partners Limited, and Rockpools) and three major contracts in 2007-08 (Atkins, EDAW Limited, and Ove Arup and Partners Limited).
	These costs reflect the process of establishing the ODA, and building up organisational capacity, while ensuring key delivery milestones are achieved.

Accommodation Addresses: Crime

Paul Truswell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what evaluation she has made of the potential abuse of accommodation address agencies by perpetrators of  (a) terrorism,  (b) serious organised crime,  (c) fraudulent passport applications,  (d) identity fraud and  (e) other criminal activities.

Vernon Coaker: holding answer 8 October 2007
	The Home Office has made no such evaluation. I understand that colleagues at the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform are discussing with a range of interested parties whether Government intervention is appropriate.

Alcoholic Drinks: Public Places

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 
	(1)  whether  (a) consent and  (b) permission of (i) the police, (ii) central Government and (iii) regional government offices is needed for a local authority to introduce a public drinking ban in an area in their locality;
	(2)  what guidance has been given to local authorities on introducing public drinking bans.

Vernon Coaker: The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 gave local authorities the power to designate public areas through the introduction of a Designated Public Place Order (DPPO) restricting antisocial public drinking in areas where alcohol related disorder or nuisance has been experienced.
	DPPOs are sometimes mistakenly referred to as 'public drinking bans'.
	Once in place a DPPO provides the police with the power to enforce the restriction, where necessary because of the antisocial alcohol misuse, by confiscating both opened and sealed containers. It is an offence to drink alcohol in a designated public place after being required by a police officer not to do so.
	The Local Authorities (Alcohol Consumption in Designated Public Places Regulations 2001) require a local authority to consult with the police, parish or community council and licensees of any premises which may be affected before making the order. The local authority must also take reasonable steps to consult the owners or occupiers of any land within the proposed DPPO area. The local authority is required to consider the representations that it receives after consultation with the bodies listed above.
	The local authority must also publish the details of the proposed DPPO in a newspaper and invite representations as to whether or not an order should be made.
	Local authorities have been provided with the Alcohol Consumption in Designated Public Place Regulations 2001 and 2007; Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Alcohol Consumption in Designated Public Places) Regulations 2007 and a Home Office Circular (13/2007) to chief executives of local authorities and chief constables in England and Wales on the Local Authorities (Alcohol Consumption in Designated Public Places) Regulations 2007.
	This information along with links to Frequently Asked Questions and examples of best practice can be found on the following website:
	www.crimereduction.gov.uk/alcoholorders/alcoholorders01.htm

Drugs: Serious and Organised Crime Agency

Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many intelligence referrals on drug trafficking were  (a) investigated and  (b) brought to court (i) in each of the three years before the establishment of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and (ii) by SOCA since its establishment.

Vernon Coaker: SOCA and its predecessors receive intelligence from numerous sources and in a variety of forms. This is assessed, analysed and acted upon in different ways depending on the content. It is not therefore possible to quantify "intelligence referrals" as a unit of measurement.
	The report, Drug Offenders in England and Wales (23/05), shows that in 2004 (the latest year for which data exists) 4,500 individuals were dealt with for the unlawful supply of all drugs. Of these, 3,350 were for Class A drugs. These include both cases dealt with by SOCA's predecessor organisations and the police forces of England and Wales.
	In its first year (2006-07) SOCA casework in the UK led to the arrest of 601 individuals for drug-related offences. In the SOCA cases that reached the courts in 2006-07, convictions were secured against 211 individuals for drug-related offences. Additionally, at least 490 individuals were arrested in 2006-07 for Class A drugs-related offences as a result of SOCA's international casework. These figures relate only to SOCA casework. They do not include arrests and convictions in 2006-07 that have resulted from police or HMRC casework.

Northamptonshire Police: Manpower

Peter Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the manpower levels are of the Northamptonshire Police Force; and what she estimates they will be after the conclusion of the ongoing review of the force.

Tony McNulty: At 31 March 1997 Northamptonshire Police had 1,301 police officers, 1,009 police staff and 129 PCSOs. Staffing levels are an operational matter for local agreement between the chief constable and the police
	authority.

Stop and Search

Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Taunton of 12 June 2007,  Official Report, column 977W, on stop and search, what the  (a) gender,  (b) ethnicity and  (c) age was of each person stopped under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Tony McNulty: holding answer 11 October 2007
	Data on individuals stopped and searched under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is not collected by gender or age. However information on the breakdown by ethnicity of persons stopped under Section 44 is provided in the following table.
	Statistics are published by the Home Office under Section 95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, and can be found on the Home Office website at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pubsstatistical.html
	
		
			  Searches of vehicles( 1)  and occupants, and pedestrians under Section 44 (1) and (2) of the Terrorism Act 2000( 2) , England and Wales 2001-02 to 2004-05 
			   Ethnicity  
			   White  Black  Asian  Other  Not recorded  Total 
			 2001-02 6,629 529 744 358 260 8,520 
			 2002-03 14,429 1,745 2,989 1,259 1,155 21,577 
			 2003-04 20,600 2,701 3,659 1,324 1,099 29,383 
			 2004-05 23,389 2,511 3,485 1,480 1,197 32,062 
			 (1) Searches may be conducted on vehicles only, occupants only or both may be searched. Where a vehicle and driver occupier are searched simultaneously the search is recorded against the driver (occupant). Any other passengers searched are recorded as occupants. These figures exclude searches of vehicles only.  (2) The Terrorism Act 2000 came into force on 19 February 2001.   Note: Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

Departments: General Elections

Daniel Rogerson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what contingency preparations his Department made for the possibility of a general election in autumn 2007; and what the costs of those preparations were.

Douglas Alexander: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on 15 October 2007,  Official Report, columns 822-23W.

Departments: Correspondence

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what guidance his Department follows on the maximum time taken to respond to hon. Members' correspondence; and what performance against that target was in the most recent period for which figures are available.

Gareth Thomas: All correspondence from hon. Members and Peers is handled in accordance with the principles set out in 'Handling Correspondence from Members of Parliament, Members of the House of Lords, MEPs and Members of Devolved Assemblies: Guidance for Departments'. The same principles apply when handling correspondence from members of the public.
	The Cabinet Office, on an annual basis, publishes a report to Parliament on the performance of Departments in replying to Members/Peers correspondence. The report for 2006 was published on 28 March 2007,  Official Report, columns 101-04WS.

Energy Supply

Mark Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 
	(1)  what steps he is taking to assist those households living in fuel poverty that are not connected to the mains gas network;
	(2)  what steps he is taking to assist households off the mains gas network to take full advantage of a competitive energy market;
	(3)  what steps his Department is taking to assist households and communities not connected to the mains gas network;
	(4)  what discussions he has had with Ministers at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the energy needs of households not connected to gas mains.

Malcolm Wicks: We recognise, and are addressing, the need to help fuel poor households both off and on the gas network. The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) is responsible for gas regulation, including transportation and distribution. As part of the post-2008 Gas Distribution Price Control, Ofgem is currently consulting on measures that would encourage gas distribution network companies to provide connections to deprived communities currently off the gas network. Such communities are likely to contain a higher than average proportion of fuel poor households.
	The Design and Demonstration Unit within my Department has successfully developed a model for the provision of gas connections to deprived communities by independent gas transporters. A number of connections have been made using this model. The unit has also developed models to provide lower-cost household energy from renewable and other new technologies for those deprived communities where gas connections are not economically viable. We expect demonstration projects in North-East England and Yorkshire and Humberside that use these models to begin shortly. Assistance for fuel poor and vulnerable households within such communities is also available under other Government programmes, including DEFRA's Warm Front programme.
	Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Ministers frequently discuss the energy needs of vulnerable households both off and on the gas network with Ministers at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Hearing Aid Council

Roger Berry: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what arrangements will be made for consumer protection for people purchasing private hearing aids following the abolition of the Hearing Aid Council.

Gareth Thomas: My officials have worked with the Hearing Aid Council (HAC) executive to ensure that repealing the Hearing Aid Council Act 1968 and regulating private audiology under the Health Professions Council (HPC) will not reduce consumer protection.
	This exercise has concluded that typical issues raised by complainants to the HAC would be covered adequately by existing and upcoming consumer protection legislation. Indeed, consumer protection is likely to be increased upon transposition of the EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive next year.
	For instance, sales visits in the home, high pressure sales practices, misleading advice or sales information would be covered by the doorstep selling regulations and the forthcoming Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, which implement the EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive.
	The new regulations will strengthen consumer protection by introducing a general prohibition on unfair commercial (mainly marketing and selling) practices. The regulations, which will come into force in April 2008, are intended to ensure that consumers have the information necessary to make free and informed choices, and are not treated aggressively, including by means of high pressure selling techniques. They include rules prohibiting conduct which misleads the average consumer by what is said or omitted to be said, and thereby causes or is likely to cause him to take a decision he would not have taken otherwise. The regulations also prohibit aggressive practice which impairs the average consumer's freedom of choice with regard to the product and thereby causes, or is likely to cause him to take a different decision.
	My officials believe that these measures will be more than sufficient to protect consumer from dubious practices following the abolition of the Hearing Aid Council.

Departments: Public Expenditure

Oliver Letwin: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will break down in  (a) near cash and  (b) non-cash terms columns 1 to 8 of the subhead detail tables for his Department contained in the (i) main estimate, (ii) winter supplementary estimate and (iii) spring supplementary estimate for financial years 2001-02 to 2007-08.

Jim Murphy: The information in the Part II: Subhead detail table of our Supply Estimates is not broken down by near-cash/non-cash. There are no other published documents that provide a near-cash/non-cash breakdown of this data, though the Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) publication (copies of which have been placed in the Library of the House) provides a useful near-cash/non-cash Departmental Expenditure Limit split (DEL) (see Tables 1.6, 1.7 and 2.1 of PESA 2007 for data for years 2001-02 to 2007-08). However, we have been able to provide a near-cash/non-cash split against the columns in the Part II: Subhead detail table in our estimate by showing the non-cash items for each estimate against the relevant column. All other columns are near-cash.
	Columns 1 to 8 of the subhead detail tables for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) contained in the main estimate, winter supplementary estimate and spring supplementary estimate for financial years 2001-02 to 2007-08 are all near-cash except where shown in the following table:
	
		
			  £000 
			   Main estimate  Winter supplementary  Spring supplementary 
			  2001-02
			 Admin column 1,389,060 (1)— 882,764 
			  O f which non-cash 145,895 — 166,945 
			 
			  2002-03
			 Admin column 891,810 (1)— 1,022,907 
			  O f which non-cash 176,483 — 247,735 
			 
			  2003-04
			 Admin column 958,872 (1)— 1,095,859 
			  O f which non-cash 172,089 — 197,246 
			 
			  2004-05
			 Admin column 951,613 842,490 861,270 
			  O f which non-cash 162,313 162,313 162,313 
			 
			  2005-06
			 Admin column 894,469 894,469 933,908 
			  O f which non-cash 176,719 176,719 188,411 
			 
			  2006-07
			 Admin column 928,228 943,069 977,836 
			  O f which non-cash 156,719 156,719 148,719 
			 
			  2007-08
			 Admin column 955,007 (1)— (1)— 
			  O f which non-cash 156,719 — — 
			 Other current column 824,868 — — 
			  O f which non-cash 50,000 — — 
			 (1) No estimate taken. 
		
	
	The aforementioned data is HM Treasury re-classifications and so will be on a different basis year on year. Detailed notes on reclassifications have been provided in the FCO Annual Reports for the years in question.
	Data taken from Supply Estimates or resource accounts is not necessarily readily compatible with a near-cash/non-cash split, which is used only within the DEL budgetary controls applied by HM Treasury. The ability of Departments to provide such a split will depend partly on the extent of reconciliations between voted provision and budgetary limits.

Iraq: Resettlement

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Prime Minister's statement on Iraq of 8 October 2007,  Official Report, columns 21-38, how many Iraqis are eligible to receive a package of financial payment for resettlement.

Kim Howells: I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary's written ministerial statement of 9 October 2007,  Official Report, columns 27-28WS. Around 260 of locally engaged staff in Iraq have worked for us for 12 months or more and would therefore be able to apply now for financial assistance, or the other options set out in the statement, should they be made redundant or be forced to resign their jobs in what we judge to be extraordinary circumstances. We expect that most if not all of our currently employed locally engaged staff in Iraq will become eligible in due course. Officials are currently looking at the numbers of serving staff who have worked for us for 12 months or more that would be eligible for assistance. We will provide further details at the end of the month.

Iraq: Resettlement

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Prime Minister's statement on Iraq of 8 October 2007, which occupations qualify as professional staff.

Kim Howells: Professional staff include interpreters, translators and other Iraqi staff serving in similarly skilled roles necessitating the regular use of written or spoken English.

Iraq: Resettlement

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Prime Minister's statement on Iraq of 8 October 2007, what the difference is between staff and professional staff with regard to local Iraqi staff.

Kim Howells: Professional staff include interpreters, translators and other Iraqi staff serving in similarly skilled roles necessitating the regular use of written or spoken English.

Sudan: Peace Keeping Operations

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Sudan to bring to justice the perpetrators of the attack on African Union troops at Haskanita, South Darfur.

Kim Howells: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary issued a statement on 30 September utterly condemning the recent murder of African Union Peacekeepers in Haskanita, Darfur in an attack which he went on to describe as a callous and destructive act. He also called on all sides in the conflict to commit to an immediate cessation of hostilities and to join the political process as the only route to lasting peace in Darfur. We have made clear to all sides in the conflict there can be no impunity for crimes committed in Darfur. This attack appears to have been initiated by rebel groups which poses particular challenges in bringing the perpetrators to justice.

Academies

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he intends to publish the fourth report by PricewaterhouseCoopers into the academies programme.

Jim Knight: The fourth PricewaterhouseCoopers report into the academies programme was published on the Department's website on the 19 July this year are available in the House Library.

Building Schools for the Future Programme: Greater London

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he expects  (a) Leyton and Leytonstone schools and  (b) Wanstead and Snaresbrook schools to be included in the Building Schools for the Future programme; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Knight: The London borough of Waltham Forest has been prioritised as wave one and five of the Building Schools for the Future programme. Waltham Forest reached financial close on their BSF wave one project on 31 August 2007. Construction has commenced and the first schools are due to be open by September 2008. Wave five includes Leyton, Leytonstone and Chingford, and will be eligible for funding from 2009 -10.
	Conversations and preparatory work are currently ongoing between the local authority and DCSF officials, regarding Waltham Forest's strategy for secondary education, and the requirement that strategy places upon the physical school estate. Formal engagement will commence on wave five once the LA has demonstrated their readiness to deliver.
	Redbridge (including Wanstead and Snaresbrook) is currently programmed as wave 13 to 15.

Primary Education: Teaching Methods

Janet Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the criteria are for the one to one tuition of 300,000 primary school pupils recently announced by the Prime Minister; and whether this will be available to primary schools in Darwen, Lancashire.

Jim Knight: The Prime Minister announced that the Government would be offering one-to-one tuition for over 300,000 under-attaining pupils a year in English by 2010-11, and over 300,000 pupils a year in Maths. We are currently planning how this should be delivered and will use lessons learned from the tuition element of the "Making Good Progress" pilot, and other existing individual intervention programmes, to inform this.

Schools: Extracurricular Activities

Jo Swinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the percentage of schools that offer after school activities until 6 pm in England, broken down by  (a) region and  (b) constituency.

Beverley Hughes: We do not collect information centrally on the number of schools providing after school activities. We do, however, have information on the number and percentages of schools providing access to the full core offer of extended services in England. For primary schools this includes providing access to child care and a varied menu of activities. For secondary schools it includes providing access to a varied menu of activities. The lists which have been placed in the Library show the number and percentage of schools in each region and constituency that are providing access to full core offer of extended services.
	There are many other schools which are already providing parts of the core offer, including varied menu of activities, and developing access to other services which are not yet included in these figures.
	We want all schools to offer access to extended services by 2010, including providing access to a range of activities, with at least half of all primary and a third of secondary schools doing so by September 2008. Primary schools are expected to provide, as part of the core offer, access to affordable child care at or through their school from 8 am to 6 pm all year round which is linked to a varied menu of activities. Secondary schools are not expected to offer formal child care but they are expected to provide access to a varied menu of activities in a safe place to be, before and after school from 8 am to 6 pm and during the school holidays in response to demand. Activities may include study support activities such as sports clubs, music tuition, dance, drama and art clubs.
	We are providing over £1.1 billion for extended schools in England for the period 2008-09 to 2010-11.

Planning White Paper

Nadine Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations she has received on the Planning White Paper.

Hazel Blears: 30,000 responses were received to the consultation on the Planning White Paper. The Government will produce a summary of responses, including next steps, shortly. However, Ministers continue to receive a range letters and other representations on the issues raised in the Planning White Paper.

Building Control Documents: Data Protection

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which public authorities, including Executive agencies and Government Departments, will have access to the data from the electronic communications of building control documents.

Iain Wright: The current consultation on "the Enabling Electronic Communication of Building Control Documents" will in no way change access rights to building control documents held by local authorities. However, it should be noted that the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) applies to all information (electronic or otherwise) held by local authorities, including building control documents. FOI requests can be made by public authorities, including Executive agencies and Government Departments.

Community Development: Finance

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  whether the £50 million for community cohesion announced in her Department's press release of 6 October is  (a) new additional funding,  (b) part of an existing funding stream and  (c) replacing an existing funding stream; and over what period the funding will be made available;
	(2)  by what criteria allocations will be made to local authorities from the £50 million for community cohesion announced in her Department's press release of 6 October; and whether the funding will be ring-fenced.

Parmjit Dhanda: Support for local authorities for community cohesion will rise from £2 million per annum to approximately £50 million over the CSR 2007 period from April 2008 to March 2011.
	£20.5 million is new additional funding; £6 million is part of existing funding streams; and £23 million replaces existing funding streams that were due to cease.
	The criteria upon which community cohesion related allocations are to be made has yet to be decided upon. Further allocation details will be announced as part of local government settlement in December.
	Money will not be ring-fenced and performance will be monitored through the new streamlined Local Government Performance Framework.

Departments: Carbon Emissions

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Beckenham, of 25 July 2007,  Official Report, column 1139W, on Departments: carbon emissions, how many individual flights were offset; and what proportion were outside the European Union.

Iain Wright: Communities and Local Government offset carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from 1,460 individual flights undertaken during 2006-07. Of these, 9 per cent. were outside the European Union.

First Time Buyers: Income

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the ratio between the mean average price of a house for first time buyers and mean average household income was in  (a) England and  (b) each Government Office Region in England in (i) 1997 or the earliest time after that for which figures are available and (ii) the most recent period for which figures are available.

Iain Wright: Mix-adjusted house prices for first-time buyers are calculated by Communities and Local Government using the Regulated Mortgage Survey with data being available by calendar year. Data on gross income of main householder plus spouse is available from the CLG Survey of English Housing and is available by financial year. The ratio between the two is given in the tables as follows.
	
		
			   Mix-adjusted house price, FTBs, 1997 (£)  Gross income of main householder plus spouse, 1997-98 (£)  Ratio of FTB house price to income 
			 North East 42,904 15,254 2.8 
			 North West — 16,814 — 
			 Yorkshire and the Humber 45,173 16,705 2.7 
			 East Midlands 46,304 18,113 2.6 
			 West Midlands 49,842 17,455 2.9 
			 East 61,270 21,425 2.9 
			 London 79,403 23,418 3.4 
			 South East 69,984 23,655 3.0 
			 South West 57,883 19,122 3.0 
			 England 58,391 19,698 3.0

Hostels: Females

Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of residents in hostels are women.

Iain Wright: Comprehensive and robust data on the gender of hostel residents is not held centrally.

Housing Associations: Property Transfer

Jacqui Lait: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance her Department has issued on  (a) mergers and  (b) property exchanges between housing associations; and what recent (i) representations she has received and (ii) discussions she has had with (A) the Housing Corporation and (B) the Financial Services Authority on negotiations between the Riverside Group and English Churches Housing Group; and if she will make a statement.

Iain Wright: My Department has not issued guidance on either of these subjects. The Housing Corporation's key document for mergers and group structures is "Making Groups Work—Good Practice Note 11 November 2006". This guidance explains the Corporation's basic requirements for existing and new group structures. In addition:
	"Registration with the Housing Corporation April 2004" sets out the Corporation's Registration Criteria listing specific registration requirements linked to the criteria and provides guidance to organisations seeking to become RSLs; and
	"Regulatory Code and guidance August 2005". The "Regulatory Code and guidance" sets out the fundamental obligations of housing associations within the Corporation's regulatory system.
	The Housing Corporation's key document for property exchanges between housing associations is "Disposing of Land April 2003" and sets out the criteria for all disposals of land under Section 9 of the Housing Act 1996.
	The Secretary of State has received no recent representations on the negotiations between Riverside Housing Association and English Churches Housing Group nor has she had discussions with the Financial Services Authority or the Housing Corporation.
	In the run-up to the merger, the Housing Corporation held four meetings with Riverside Housing Association and English Churches Housing Group. Since the merger there have been two further meetings between the Corporation and both associations. No meetings were held between the Housing Corporation and the Financial Services Authority.

Health Professions: Manpower

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many  (a) doctors and  (b) nurses were employed in each London borough in each year since 1997.

Ben Bradshaw: This information requested is not held in the format requested. Data are not collected at borough or primary care trust (PCT) level, as doctors and nurses work in both national health service trusts and PCTs, and some NHS trusts serve across borders.
	However, the following table shows the amount of doctors and nurses employed in London since 1997 at strategic health authority (SHA) level.
	
		
			  NHS doctors and qualified nurses in the London strategic health authority area, 1997  to  2006 
			   1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			 All doctors(2,)( )(3) 17,107 17,374 17,846 18,557 19,048 19,872 21,013 22,901 24,034 24,587 
			 HCHS medical and dental staff(2) 12,575 12,859 13,350 14,009 14,503 15,263 16,134 17,827 18,814 19,356 
			 General medical practitioners (excluding retainers)(3) 4,532 4,515 4,496 4,548 4,545 4,609 4,879 5,074 5,220 5,231 
			 All qualified nurses 51,980 52,700 54,302 54,600 58,000 60,638 66,185 68,239 69,102 67,506 
			 Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff(1) 49,416 49,868 51,522 51,773 55,259 57,747 63,364 65,333 66,240 64,608 
			 Practice nurses 2,564 2,832 2,780 2,827 2,741 2,891 2,821 2,906 2,862 2,898 
			 (1) More accurate validation in 2006 has resulted in 9,858 duplicate records being identified and removed from the non medical census. Although this represents less than 1 per cent. of total records, it should be taken into consideration when making historical comparisons. (2) Excludes medical Hospital Practitioners and medical Clinical Assistants, most of whom are GPs working part-time in hospitals. (3) GP retainers were first collected in 1999 and have been omitted for comparability purposes.  Note: Data as at 30 September each year (except GP and practice nurse data as at 1 October 1996-1999)  Source: The Information Centre: General and Personal Medical Services; Medical and Dental Workforce Census

Hospital Beds

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the  (a) number of beds and  (b) bed category rate was in the NHS (i) in total and (ii) broken down by bed occupancy in (A) England and (B) each strategic health authority area in each year from 1997-98 to 2006-2007.

Ben Bradshaw: The requested information has been placed in the Library.

Hospital Beds: Paediatrics

David Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average bed occupancy rate was for paediatric units at district general hospitals in England in the most recent period for which figures are available.

Ann Keen: The data is provided in the following table.
	
		
			  Average occupancy rate (occupied/available beds x 100 per cent.) of neonate and paediatric beds for England during 2006-07 for intensive care beds, general and acute beds, and for intensive care and general and acute beds combined 
			   Occupancy rates ( Percentage ) 
			  Neonate and paediatrics  
			 Intensive care beds 74.18 
			 General and acute beds 62.35 
			 Intensive care and general and acute beds combined 64.60

Infant Foods

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the Department has taken to restrict the promotion of breast milk substitutes.

Dawn Primarolo: The Department is working with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to look at ways of further restricting the promotion of breast milk substitutes within the United Kingdom regulations stemming from the European Union directive on infant and follow on formula. The draft regulations issued for public consultation on 2 July ended on 28 September. Comments received from the stakeholders are being collated and evaluated by the FSA. Stakeholders' comments will then be published together with the FSA's responses. The FSA also intends to consult in the near future on the accompanying draft guidance notes. The directive requires that regulations come into force on 1 January 2008.

NHS: Temporary Employment

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on agency staff by each NHS trust in London in each of the last five years.

Ben Bradshaw: The information requested can be found in the following table.
	
		
			  £ 
			  Trust type  Code  Name  2001-02  2002-03  2003-04  2004-05  2005-06 
			 Trust RAL Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust 13,604,955 15,461,613 10,954,848 10,407,000 8,157,000 
			 Trust RAN The Royal Nat Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust 2,496,228 1,840,908 3,013,198 3,066,000 1,924,000 
			 Trust RAP North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust 4,800,349 5,741,399 5,204,896 4,240,000 3,450,000 
			 Trust RAS The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust 3,833,204 5,168,414 3,923,783 2,834,000 2,377,000 
			 Trust RAT North East London Mental Health NHS Trust 9,000,287 13,903,994 15,382,515 12,699,000 11,883,000 
			 Trust RAX Kingston Hospital NHS Trust 7,224,006 7,525,363 8,161,046 4,410,000 4,146,000 
			 Trust RC3 Ealing Hospital NHS Trust 5,832,333 4,509,789 3,555,379 3,966,000 3,239,500 
			 Trust RDA Parkside NHS Trust 7,527,191 — — — — 
			 Trust RF4 Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospital NHS Trust 13,264,970 16,631,937 13,438,178 14,030,000 11,470,000 
			 Trust RFW West Middlesex University NHS Trust 4,218,483 5,889,792 4,371,485 2,978,000 2,090,000 
			 Trust RFX Hounslow and Spelthorne Community and Mental Health Trust 5,219,677 — — — — 
			 Trust RG2 Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust 5,641,266 5,367,156 3,945,481 1,743,000 1,462,000 
			 Trust RG3 Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust 9,031,691 8,587,813 9,563,113 8,605,000 5,250,000 
			 Trust RGC Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust 12,706,456 15,363,589 13,773,048 14,604,000 12,676,000 
			 Trust RGZ Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust 1,553,360 1,551,625 1,701,035 1,924,000 1,859,000 
			 Trust RHB Camden and Islington Community Health NHS Trust 6,533,615 — — — — 
			 Trust RJ1 Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Trust 30,364,312 29,705,544 25,171,131 25,941,000 24,589,000 
			 Trust RJ2 The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust 5,272,527 4,739,987 5,552,729 6,121,000 4,079,000 
			 Trust RJ5 St. Mary's NHS Trust 16,097,781 18,644,502 16,969,989 16,175,000 12,124,000 
			 Trust RJ6 Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust 6,995,413 4,284,696 6,198,692 7,080,000 5,740,000 
			 Trust RJ7 St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust 12,005,192 13,371,348 13,760,315 13,288,000 9,273,000 
			 Trust FUZ King's College Hospital NHS Trust 15,091,926 16,277,799 10,116,582 8,829,000 7,344,000 
			 Trust RKE The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust 6,669,932 8,534,065 7,395,383 6,081,000 4,883,000 
			 Trust RKL West London Mental Health NHS Trust 6,011,659 8,755,691 10,433,356 6,877,000 6,365,000 
			 Trust RNH Newham Healthcare NHS Trust 8,515,572 10,936,321 9,714,522 6,654,000 4,756,000 
			 Trust RNJ Barts and The London NHS Trust 16,705,717 17,756,830 13,930,839 12,623,000 10,798,000 
			 Trust RNK Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust 428,145 483,647 521,980 488,000 747,000 
			 Trust RP4 Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust 6,981,457 7,123,977 7,072,106 6,026,000 4,500,000 
			 Trust RP6 Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust 2,097,130 2,409,575 2,916,818 3,055,000 3,387,000 
			 Trust RPG Oxleas NHS Trust 4,463,392 4,583,905 4,845,467 3,835,000 3,493,000 
			 Trust RPY The Royal Marsden NHS Trust 6,016,314 6,486,700 7,277,656 7,147,000 4,390,000 
			 Trust RQK Harrow and Hillingdon Healthcare NHS Trust 2,412,876 — — — — 
			 Trust RQM Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare Trust 5,924,034 15,393,752 5,159,421 6,408,000 5,846,000 
			 Trust RQN Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust 17,314,250 23,267,019 26,489,845 17,698,000 11,668,000 
			 Trust RQX Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust 8,263,101 9,336,033 9,704,632 10,076,000 10,074,000 
			 Trust RQY South West London and St. George's Mental Health Trust 10,172,640 10,515,594 17,324,397 22,301,000 13,722,000 
			 Trust RRP Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust 7,226,801 6,192,881 6,948,524 7,450,000 6,130,000 
			 Trust RRQ Camden and Islington Mental Health NHS Trust 9,411,238 — — — — 
			 Trust RRU London Ambulance Service NHS Trust 1,230,256 1,634,950 2,395,090 2,201,000 2,188,000 
			 Trust RRV University College London Hospital NHS Trust 20,466,581 20,673,155 17,399,310 13,752,000 12,631,000 
			 Trust RT3 Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust 4,516,185 3,816,947 3,347,366 2,481,000 2,405,000 
			 Trust RV3 Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust 6,813,917 8,957,955 8,546,822 8,306,000 8,234,000 
			 Trust RV4 Community Health South London NHS Trust 6,604,586 — — — — 
			 Trust RV5 South London and Maudsley NHS Trust 21,139,705 20,345,552 17,689,185 19,051,000 19,007,000 
			 Trust RV8 North West London Hospitals NHS Trust 9,784,744 11,674,257 11,890,747 9,541,000 7,245,000 
			 Trust RVL Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust 9,088,160 10,086,102 11,193,797 7,763,000 5,671,000 
			 Trust RVM South West London Community NHS Trust 4,762,754 — — — — 
			 Trust RVR Epsom and St. Helier NHS Trust 12,725,023 6,623,636 4,048,599 3,085,000 3,263,000 
			 Trust RWK East London and The City Mental Health NHS Trust 4,571,296 5,409,207 6,599,827 7,122,000 5,961,000 
			 Trust TAP Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust — 10,007,932 7,806,406 3,787,000 4,173,000 
			 PCT 5A4 Havering Primary Care Trust (PCT) 1,784,029 3,306,431 3,013,630 3,702,000 3,672,000 
			 PCT 5A5 Kingston PCT 969,000 1,476,730 1,615,253 1,216,000 1,241,000 
			 PCT 5A6 Teddington, Twickenham and Hamptons PCT 487,529 — — — — 
			 PCT 5A7 Bromley PCT 911,818 1,350,841 1,657,347 1,669,000 1,314,000 
			 PCT 5A8 Greenwich PCT 420,566 489,243 1,789,062 1,515,000 1,739,000 
			 PCT 5A9 Barnet PCT 1,726,987 2,634,645 2,918,939 3,353,000 3,036,000 
			 PCT SAT Hillingdon PCT 208,313 862,804 2,681,069 2,549,000 1,137,000 
			 PCT SAX Bexley PCT 432,635 420,119 — — — 
			 PCT SCI Enfield PCT 1,410,111 2,324,698 2,613,936 2,880,000 1,996,000 
			 PCT 5C2 Barking and Dagenham PCT 713,693 1,125,298 1,806,601 1,729,000 1,911,000 
			 PCT 5C3 City and Hackney PCT 2,526,148 3,031,913 2,923,475 3,392,000 4,602,000 
			 PCT 5C4 Tower Hamlets PCT 3,384,549 3,328,811 4,157,185 4,765,000 4,719,000 
			 PCT 5C5 Newham PCT 2,305,881 2,995,782 2,957,327 3,482,000 2,704,000 
			 PCT 5C6 Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone PCT 571,277 1,592,907 — — — 
			 PCT 5C8 Redbridge PCT 450,957 672,965 — — — 
			 PCT 5C9 Haringey PCT 2,059,094 2,657,939 3,532,802 2,479,000 3,703,000 
			 PCT SNA Redbridge PCT — — 2,314,926 2,551,000 2,404,000 
			 PCT 5NC Waltham Forest PCT — — 2,653,207 2,623,000 2,595,000 
			 PCT TAK Bexley Care Trust — — 577,999 899,000 557,000 
			 PCT 5A4 Havering PCT 1,784,029 3,306,431 3,013,630 3,702,000 3,672,000 
			 PCT 5C7 Chingford, Wanstead and Woodford PCT — 1,747,623 — — — 
			 PCT 5H1 Hammersmith and Fulham PCT — 1,829,625 3,297,599 1,906,000 811,000 
			 PCT 5HX Ealing PCT — 3,909,123 4,398,000 4,152,000 4,030,000 
			 PCT SHY Hounslow PCT — 2,039,203 1,714,000 1,476,000 1,603,000 
			 PCT 5K5 Brent Teaching PCT — 5,826,724 4,805,787 6,645,000 4,684,000 
			 PCT 5K6 Harrow PCT — 794,352 435,540 542,000 470,000 
			 PCT 5K7 Camden PCT — 5,287,134 5,436,895 7,652,000 5,187,000 
			 PCT 5K8 Islington PCT — 7,364,405 3,785,270 4,823,000 3,243,000 
			 PCT 5K9 Croydon PCT — 2,859,539 3,108,035 2,949,000 1,693,000 
			 PCT 5LA Kensington and Chelsea PCT — 5,087,637 10,022,128 3,934,000 2,749,000 
			 PCT 5LC Westminster PCT — 6,164,170 5,169,353 2,403,000 1,804,000 
			 PCT 5LD Lambeth PCT — 4,445,170 3,898,639 3,795,000 3,646,000 
			 PCT 5LE Southwark PCT — 1,595,273 2,025,498 3,107,000 2,953,000 
			 PCT 5LF Lewisham PCT — 1,906,539 2,097,786 2,620,000 2,689,000 
			 PCT 5LG Wandsworth PCT — 4,185,528 3,934,482 3,688,000 2,424,000 
			 PCT 5M6 Richmond and Twickenham PCT — 1,226,814 1,270,905 1,838,000 1,186,000 
			 PCT 5M7 Sutton and Merton PCT — 1,827,001 2,517,461 3,578,000 2,456,000 
			  Source: Trust financial returns 2001-02—2005-06 Foundation trust annual reports (Monitor) 2004-05 and 2005-06 PCT financial returns 2001-02 -2005-06

Departments: Accountancy

Oliver Letwin: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  if he will list all accounts directions issued by his Department between 2001-02 and 2005-06;
	(2)  what accounts directions were issued by his Department in financial year  (a) 2005-06 and  (b) 2006-07.

Andy Burnham: Under the Government Resource and Accounts Act 2000 and the Government Trading Fund Act 1973, the Treasury issue accounts directions to Departments, pensions schemes, agencies and trading funds. It also issues directions to a number of other bodies that prepare accounts under different legislation.
	Details of the directions issued by the Treasury under these acts are detailed in a Dear Accounting Officer (DAO) letter sent to all bodies, the latest such version of which is available on the Treasury's website at:
	http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
	Details of the Departments, pensions schemes, agencies and trading funds issued an accounts direction by the Treasury for the years 2001-02 through to 2006-07 have been deposited in the Library of the House.
	Also included are details of those bodies that prepare accounts under legislation other than the Government Resource and Accounts Act 2000 or the Government Trading Fund Act 1973 that hold an extant direction issued by the Treasury. This list also details a few bodies that prepare their accounts under the Government Resource and Accounts Act 2000 that were omitted from the latest DAO.

Departments: Rents

Chris Grayling: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what income  (a) his Department and  (b) the Government receives from rental property; and if he will make a statement.

Angela Eagle: Central Government received income from rental property of £261 million in 2006-07. The Treasury received no income from rental property.

Minimum Wage: Civil Servants

Greg Knight: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many employees employed by the Government and Government agencies are in receipt of no more than the minimum wage; and if he will list the titles of their posts.

Andy Burnham: This information is not held centrally but it is estimated that for staff in the civil service and non-departmental public bodies (NDPB's) the total number, as at September 2007, on the minimum wage is less than 1,000.